EP2231484B1 - Beverage container lid - Google Patents

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EP2231484B1
EP2231484B1 EP08865178.1A EP08865178A EP2231484B1 EP 2231484 B1 EP2231484 B1 EP 2231484B1 EP 08865178 A EP08865178 A EP 08865178A EP 2231484 B1 EP2231484 B1 EP 2231484B1
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shell
beverage container
container lid
gasket
valve
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Peter Michaelian
Eric Freitag
Erica Eden
Dean Dipietro
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Helen of Troy Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
    • A47G19/2272—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/86928—Sequentially progressive opening or closing of plural valves
    • Y10T137/86936—Pressure equalizing or auxiliary shunt flow
    • Y10T137/86944—One valve seats against other valve [e.g., concentric valves]
    • Y10T137/86976—First valve moves second valve
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/86928—Sequentially progressive opening or closing of plural valves
    • Y10T137/86936—Pressure equalizing or auxiliary shunt flow
    • Y10T137/86944—One valve seats against other valve [e.g., concentric valves]
    • Y10T137/86984—Actuator moves both valves

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  • the present device relates to a beverage container lid.
  • the present device relates to an improved design for a beverage container lid adapted to permit liquid to be sealed or poured by actuation of a control.
  • Beverage containers sometimes referred to as "travel mugs” have become popular in recent years for use in vehicles or in other applications for users who like to drink when in motion, such as when walking or riding in a vehicle.
  • the lids used with beverage containers are typically removable and designed to permit drinking from the reservoir in the container base, while, at the same time, inhibiting accidental spillage of the type which might result from the sloshing of the liquid contents.
  • Some beverage container lids have manual controls, such as a push button control, where simple actuation of the control can cause the lid to be in an open condition, to allow the liquid to flow through the lid so the user can drink, or a closed condition to cause the liquid to be sealed inside the container so accidental spills can be avoided.
  • Known lid designs include a spring loaded cartridge having a toggle mechanism, whereby alternate pushes of the push button respectively cause a plunger valve to toggle between an open and closed condition.
  • a plug body for a liquid container is described in US 4,960,218 .
  • the plug body has an inner cylindrical member with short engagement receivers and long engagement receivers together with steps and operating button with short engaging elements and long engaging elements that are respectively received by the short engagement receivers and long engagement receivers.
  • the plug body further has a rotatable slider provided with protrusions and a valve body with a valve stem which is inserted into the rotatable slider and the inner cylindrical member.
  • the plug body has a spring that preloads the rotatable slider upwards so that the long and short engaging elements of the operating button alternatively make contact with the protrusions, causing the rotatable slider to rotate with a depression of the operating button.
  • the liquid passage is opened when the long engaging elements of the operating button make contact with the protrusions of the rotatable slider.
  • the operating button protrudes upward above the upper lid of the liquid container.
  • the liquid passage is closed when the short engaging elements of the operating button make contact with the protrusions of the rotatable slider. In this case, the operating button is hidden below the upper lid.
  • plunger valve may be difficult to open when the container holds carbonated or hot beverages. This is due to pressure build-up from such beverages, which results in force acting against the plunger valve, and causing the valve to resist being moved towards an open condition.
  • the present device solves these and other problems associated with prior art devices.
  • the lid comprises a shell manually removably mountable on a base having a drinking surface formed on the upper surface of the shell and a first drink passage extending through the drinking surface.
  • a cartridge having a cartridge housing and valve is removably engageable from the shell and disposed substantially inside the shell when engaged.
  • a second drink passage is disposed substantially below the first drink passage and is in communication with the first drink passage, whereby liquids are permitted to pass through each.
  • the second drink passage is formed between an outer surface of the cartridge housing and inner surface of the shell.
  • the second drink passage is formed between an inner passage wall, substantially formed from the outer surface of a cartridge housing, and an outer passage wall, substantially formed from the inner surface of the shell.
  • the valve movable between an open condition and a closed condition, may be in the form of a two-stage valve system having first and second gaskets that are movable between sealed and unsealed positions.
  • an opening action occurs, caused by actuation of a push button control, the valve moves to an open condition where the first and second gaskets are permitted to move to unsealed positions.
  • the valve is in the open condition, communication between the reservoir and second drink passage is permitted and the liquid contents may be poured.
  • the second gasket is permitted to move to the unsealed position before the first gasket moves to the unsealed position.
  • pressure may be released from the reservoir to the second drink passage. Less force is required to move the first gasket to the unsealed position after the aforementioned pressure release occurs.
  • a beverage container lid 15 to be used with a base 10 having a reservoir 12 for holding a variety of beverages, including hot beverages such as coffee or tea, or carbonated beverages such as cola.
  • the components of the lid 15 of the present invention may be formed of substantially rigid plastic material well known in the art.
  • the lid 15 includes a shell 20 and cartridge 22.
  • a thread 20a Provided at the lower portion of the outer surface of the shell 20 is a thread 20a.
  • the thread 20a of the shell 20 permits the lid 15 to be manually removably mountable on the base 10 through engagement with a thread (not shown) disposed at the upper surface of the inner wall of the base in a well known manner.
  • a seal 40 made of elastomeric material, fits tightly around a shoulder portion of the shell 20.
  • the first gasket 40 sits against an upper rim 16 of the base 10 in a well known manner, to provide a water tight seal.
  • the upper surface of the shell 20 forms a sloped drinking surface 20b and a first drink passage 32.
  • the first drink passage 32 is molded within the shell 20 and is formed by the combination of a channel 32a, substantially cylindrical in form, that cuts through the drinking surface, and a plurality of equally spaced vertical openings 32b (shown most clearly in Fig. 5 ) disposed below the channel 32a and extending through the thickness of the shell 20 material. As shown in Fig. 5 , the openings 32b are equally spaced and arranged in a circumferential manner to permit liquid flow regardless of the tilted pouring angle chosen by the user who desires to drink.
  • a sloped, ring-like disk 21 is provided inside the hollow, central portion of the drinking surface 20b and partially covers the channel 32a of first drink passage 32.
  • the disk 21 aids in gliding the liquid along the drinking surface 20b to prevent splashing of the liquid and permit easier drinking.
  • the channel 32a and plurality of openings 32b may be formed from the same plastic mold used for the shell 20.
  • An inner surface of the shell 20 includes a thread 20c for engagement with a cartridge housing 24 for the cartridge 22.
  • the cartridge housing 24 includes threads 24a formed on the outer surface of its upper portion. The housing threads 24a of the cartridge housing 24 may engage the inner threads 20c of the shell to permit the cartridge 22 to be manually removably engageable from the shell 20. When engaged, the cartridge housing 24 is substantially disposed inside the shell 20.
  • a second drink passage 60 is disposed substantially below and in communication with the openings 32b and channel 32a of the first drink passage 32, whereby liquids are permitted to pass through each.
  • the second drink passage 60 is formed between an inner passage wall 60a and outer passage wall 60b.
  • the inner passage wall 60a is formed from the combination of the inwardly and downwardly depending outer surface of the cartridge housing 24 and the upper surface of a plate 65.
  • the outer passage wall 60b is formed from the inner surface of the lower portion of the shell 20. It will be appreciated that when the cartridge housing 24 is manually disengaged from the shell 20, the inner and outer passage surfaces 60a, 60b are substantially exposed and readily accessible for manual or automated cleaning. In particular, when the cartridge housing 24 is disengaged, beverage residue, such as sugar or syrup can be easily manually cleaned with a brush or towel or automatically cleaned with an automated dish washer.
  • a gripping surface 65a is circumferentially provided at the lower potion of the plate 65, whereby a user may grip the gripping surface 65a to rotate the plate 65.
  • the housing threads 24a of the cartridge housing 24 may engage or disengage from the inner threads 20c of the shell 20.
  • valve 30 moveable between an open condition and closed condition to control communication between the reservoir 12 and ambient via the second drink passage 60.
  • the valve 30 may be in the form of a two-stage valve system having first and second gaskets, 80, 75, respectively, constructed of an elastomer-like material or the like, and a stem 45 (resembling an upside-down bolt), having a lower end that forms a head 45a and an upper end fixed to a pusher 85 disposed near an upper surface of the shell 20.
  • a shaft portion of the stem 45 slideably engages the inside of a vertical sleeve 65b that is disposed substantially above a center portion of the plate 65 and, which may be formed from the same mold as the plate 65.
  • the second gasket 75 fits tightly against an upper surface of the head 45a.
  • a grommit 70 is provided to keep the second gasket 75 from moving relative to the head 45a in a well known manner.
  • the upper portion of the second gasket 75 forms an annular ridge 75a adapted to engage an annular depression 65c (shown most clearly in Figs. 4 and 6 ) formed in the center portion of the underside of the plate 65.
  • a plurality of substantially equally spaced and circumferentially arranged bore holes 77 extend vertically from the depression and through the thickness of the plate 65 to permit communication between the reservoir 12 and second drink passage 60.
  • the first gasket 80 fits tightly inside a circumferential groove formed on the upper surface of the plate 65, whereby the first gasket 80 is prevented from moving relative to the plate 65.
  • the upper portion of the first gasket 80 forms a ridge 80a that is adapted to engage a rim 20d formed on an underside of the shell 20.
  • Vertical movement of the stem 45 causes the first gasket 80 to move between a sealed position, when the valve 30 is in the closed condition (shown in Fig. 3 ) and an unsealed position, when the valve 30 is in the open condition (shown in Fig. 4 ).
  • the ridge 80a When the first gasket 80 is in the sealed position, the ridge 80a seals against the bottom rim 20d, thereby preventing communication between the reservoir 12 and second drink passage 60. When the first gasket 80 is in the unsealed position, the ridge 80a is disengaged from the rim 20d, thereby permitting communication between the reservoir 12 and second drink passage 60.
  • the lid 15 is provided with a manually operated control 25, which may be in the form of a push button or the like.
  • the control 25 is accessible through an aperture in the shell 20. Depression of the control 25 causes the pusher 85 and stem 45 to move in a downward direction.
  • the control 25 triggers a toggle mechanism 88 that is substantially disposed inside the cartridge housing 24.
  • the toggle mechanism 88 is adapted to permit the control 25 to sequentially toggle between an opening action, wherein actuation of the control 25 causes the valve 30 to move from the closed condition to the open condition, and a closing action, wherein actuation of the control 25 causes the valve 30 to move from the open condition to the closed condition.
  • the toggle mechanism 88 is a known type of toggle mechanism which latches the valve 30 alternately in open and closed conditions with alternate depressions of the pusher 85. Certain components of the toggle mechanism 88 are also disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,073, 678 . As shown in Figs. 3-4 and 7 , the toggle mechanism 88 includes a generally cylindrical turret 26 formed within the cartridge housing 24 and having four equally spaced-apart vertically oriented grooves 26a and an annular shoulder 26b formed below the grooves 26a . As shown in Figs. 3-4 , provided in the turret 26 is a helical compression spring 105 that encircles the sleeve 65b.
  • the spring 105 is seated on a washer 100, preferably made of silicone, which is seated on an annular cap 95 fixed to an underside of the cartridge housing 24.
  • the cap 95 and washer 100 combine to effectuate fluid-tight sealing engagement with the sleeve 65b, which prevents liquid from passing into the turret 26 and accessing the components disposed therein, such as the spring 105.
  • a spinner 90 which rests atop the upper end of the spring 105.
  • the spinner 90 preferably has four equally spaced-apart, laterally outwardly projecting arms 90a, each provided with an angled first cam surface 90b (shown in Fig. 8 ) at its upper end.
  • the toggle mechanism 88 also includes the pusher 85, which may be of molded, one-piece plastic construction, and preferably includes four equally spaced-apart, and longitudinally extending external ribs 85a, each provided with an angled second cam surface 85b (shown in Fig. 8 ) adapted for camming engagement with the first cam surfaces 90a of the spinner 90.
  • the ribs 85a of the pusher also engage the grooves 26a and prevent the pusher 85 from rotating relative to the turret 26.
  • the spinner 90 holds the valve 30 in an open condition so, for example, the valve 30 does not accidentally slide to the closed position when user turns the lid 15 upside-down to take a drink.
  • the lower surfaces of the spinner arms 90b engage an intermediate step 65d disposed halfway up the sleeve 65c, thereby preventing the stem 65b and plate 65 from sliding in an upward direction relative to the shell 20.
  • a subsequent depression of the control 25 causes the spinner 90 to rotate 45 degrees once again, whereby the arms 90a are permitted to re-engage the grooves, to thereby return the spinner 90a, stem 45 and plate 65 back to their original positions where the valve 30 is in a closed condition.
  • a collar 23 is provided around the circumference of the button 25 and pusher 85.
  • the collar 23 is colored differently than the rest of the surrounding components so that the collar 23 can be plainly visible after an opening action has occurred to warn the user that liquid contents can be released from the reservoir 12 to the drinking surface 20b.
  • the collar 23 may be colored orange, whereby a user would see orange after an opening action has occurred.
  • the stem 45 moves in a downward direction, thereby causing the second gasket 75 to move to the unsealed position, whereby pressure may be released from the reservoir 12 to the ambient via the second drink passage 60.
  • the second gasket 75 will be permitted to move to the unsealed position before the first gasket 80 is permitted to move to the unsealed position.
  • the plate 60 and first gasket 80 will meet more pressure resistance than the smaller stem head 45a and second gasket 75.
  • the second gasket 75 permits a pressure release, which makes it so that less force is required for the first gasket 80 to move towards the unsealed position. It will also be appreciated that after the aforementioned pressure release occurs, the force of gravity may cause the plate 60 to slide relative to the stem 45 in a downward direction until the depression 65c of the plate 65 rests atop the second gasket 75. In other cases, the plate may be forced in a downward direction by a ledge 85a formed from an underside of the pusher 85.
  • the stem 45 and second gasket 75 are permitted to slide relative to the sleeve 65b until the gap between the ledge 85 and sleeve 65b has closed, whereupon the ledge 85a presses downward against a top surface of the sleeve 65b to force the plate 65 in a downward direction, thereby causing the second gasket 80 move to the unsealed position

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